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11125880

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-26
pubmed:abstractText
Rodent whisking behavior provides active touch as input into a widely studied model system of information processing and behavior. We previously developed a simple optoelectronic system to monitor whisker movements in "real time" in head held rats at rest or performing various tasks such as tactile discrimination. We now describe a simple piezioelectic film device for detecting initial whisker contacts during whisking also in real time. In some applications this is as effective as high-speed videos and can be configured to isolate the contacts from different whiskers. The construction of this simple device is detailed. In addition to providing information during recordings from awake animals, the device could be used, for example, as an operant "manipulandum" for contingent reinforcement of object detection with a whisker.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0899-0220
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
373-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
"Real-time" monitoring of vibrissa contacts during rodent whisking.
pubmed:affiliation
Biopsychology Program, Hunter College [CUNY], New York, NY 10021, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't